Video has emerge of a California traffic cop pointing his gun at a driver and a passenger for almost 10 minutes.

The clip, recorded by the female driver, shows the officer in Campbell aiming his weapon at the male passenger, telling him to keep his hands in view.

According to the Campbell Police Department's version of events, based on review of the officer's body camera footage, the motorcycle cop saw a car on July 26 driving in the far-right lane of a freeway at 85mph and stopped the vehicle 'out of safety concerns'.

An 'unexpected movement' made by the driver allegedly caused the officer to draw his gun, with many calling the move an overreaction.

Video has emerged of a California traffic cop pointing his gun at a driver and a passenger for almost 10 minutes on July 26. The clip, recorded by the female driver, shows the Campbell officer aiming his weapon at the male passenger, telling him to keep his hands in view (above)

According to the Campbell Police Department, the officer saw the car driving in the far-right lane of a freeway at 85mph and stopped it 'out of safety concerns'. He told the occupants why he stopped them and asked to see more documentation. When the passenger reached under his seat, the 'unexpected movement' prompted the officer to draw his gun

According to public information officer Gary Berg, the traffic cop and the two people in the car had a 'cordial conversation' five minutes before the start of the video.

The officers said he told the occupants why he stopped them and asked to see more documentation.

Both the driver and passenger spent several minutes rifling through the car for the requested paperwork, Berg wrote in a statement. The officer then told them to wait in the vehicle as he wrote up a citation.

That is when the passenger reached under his seat and the 'unexpected movement' prompted the officer to draw his gun, where the video picks up.

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'You've got your gun on me for no f*****g reason right now,' the passenger is heard saying.

'Wow. We're looking for the f*****g paperwork, bro.'

The officer replies: 'I understand that. Don't move, all right?'

Berg said the reason the officer had his weapon drawn for so long was because rush hour traffic delayed backup from arriving.

Police said that despite the 10 minutes captured on camera, the exchange ended civilly with the office explaining to passenger of the vehicle his actions and why the gun was pointed at him.

The police department says despite the tense situation, it ended civilly. In the video's comment section, some people defended the Campbell officer. Others questioned whether he needed to draw his gun, and why he held it in a way that appeared to obscure his body camera

'The passenger indicated he understood why it happened and actually apologized to the officer. Both the driver and the passenger, who have not been identified, were issued citations and were allowed to leave,' Berg wrote.

The driver was cited for speeding and the passenger for wearing his seat belt improperly.

The video drew mixed reactions, with comparisons being drawn to other traffic stops caught on camera that ended in the death of unarmed civilians such as Philando Castile in Missouri in June 2016.

Castile was shot and killed after he was pulled over by police and told officers that he had a licensed firearm on him.

In the video's comment section some people defended the Campbell officer. Others questioned whether he needed to draw his gun, and why he held it in a way that appeared to obscure his body camera.

'There's a lot of negative sentiment. I mean, in reality, it's a bad situation for everybody involved,' Berg told San Jose Inside.

'Having a gun pointed at you for nine minutes is not a good situation. I get it. And having an officer by the freeway by himself, fearing for his safety because someone reached under the seat, that's not good for him either.'